eHealth Applications

Dr. Seth M. Noar is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a Member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research addresses health behavior theories and message design, mass media campaigns, eHealth applications, and methodological topics, including meta-analysis and evaluation.Dr. Nancy Grant Harrington is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Communications and Information Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on persuasive message design in a health behavior change context, particularly as it relates to risk behavior prevention/health promotion and interactive health communication using computer technology.

• ForewordHistorical and Conceptual Foundations1. eHealth applications: An Introduction and Overview2. The Emergence of eHealth Applications3. Interactivity: Conceptualizations, Effects, and ImplicationseHealth Applications4. Internet-Based Interventions For Health Behavior Change5. Virtual Interactive Interventions For Reducing Risky Sex: Adaptations, Integrations, Innovations6. Avatars For Health Behavior Change7. Digital Games For Health Behavior Change: Research, Design, And Future Directions8. Computer-Tailored Interventions For Improving Health Behaviors9. Mobile Phones For Health Communication To Promote Behavior Change10. Text Messaging Interventions For Chronic Disease Management And Health Promotion11. Interactive Voice Response Technology For Chronic Disease Management Practice Implications and Future Directions12. Using Social Media To Enhance Health Communication Campaigns13. Dissemination And Implementation Of ehealth Interventions14. Health Information Technology Policy Issues: Relevance And Implications For ehealth Applications15. Building An Evidence Base For ehealth Applications: Research Questions And Practice Implications